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Learn about the work of conservators working in one of the most challenging environments on Earth, in Antarctica, to preserve the huts used by Captain Scott and Shackleton on their journeys towards the South Pole.Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:28:43 GMTJive SBS 4.5.6.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/)2013-04-16T03:28:43ZGraphic art in the labhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/antarctic-conservation/blog/2013/04/11/graphic-art-in-the-lab
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:dc59a692-c93d-4992-8a3a-6bee4fd01f55] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Author: Marie</p><p>Date: 08/04/13</p><p>Temperature: -16</p><p>Wind speed: 9 knots</p><p>Temp with wind chill: -24</p><p>Sunrise: 8:58am</p><p>Sunset: 4:49pm</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Some artefacts just fascinate you. They take you back somewhere, sometime, straight away. They're appealing. The stationery we had last fortnight had this effect on me. The tray for the colours, the brush and the nib pen, just fill the area with some kind of poetic and artistic atmosphere. And I couldn't refrain from setting up this completely inaccurate reconstruction, for the picture and for the pleasure. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-3008-50929/Painter+atelier.jpg"><img alt="Painter atelier.jpg" class="jive-image" height="220" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3008-50929/400-220/Painter+atelier.jpg" width="400"/></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The imaginary painter atelier in the conservation lab</strong></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Click the following link to see the real painter atelier in the hut. Historic image of Dr Wilson working on a sketch <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/library/pictures/catalogue/article/p2005.5.402/">http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/library/pictures/catalogue/article/p2005.5.402/</a>. May 19th 1911 Credit H. Ponting. SPRI ref : P2005/5/0402 </strong></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was also really curious about the nib pen. Could it be Scott&rsquo;s one? Was it related to one of the diaries? Or maybe to some map, drawing, letters, furniture list or scientific notes? Hence, I started looking again on the historic images, and Lizzie sent me some close ups. So, I can tell now that it's probably not Scott's, neither Cherry's, nor Griff. But, it could be Gran's nib pen, even if I can't tell for sure. The exposure time was long enough for Gran to take a posture in the middle of an already written page and it seems that the handle has been slightly moving. <strong>Click the following link to see a picture of Gran holding a nib pen: <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/library/pictures/catalogue/article/p2005.5.399/">http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/library/pictures/catalogue/article/p2005.5.399/</a> Credit H. Ponting. SPRI ref: P2005/5/0399.</strong></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That's probably the most interesting part of the job, going from the excitement of mystery to the pleasure of recognition. So, if someone can just tell me what's written on the page&#8230;</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:dc59a692-c93d-4992-8a3a-6bee4fd01f55] -->conservation_labateliernib_penstationeryWed, 10 Apr 2013 23:57:17 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/antarctic-conservation/blog/2013/04/11/graphic-art-in-the-labConservators2013-04-10T23:57:17Z3 years, 7 months ago0http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/antarctic-conservation/blog/comment/graphic-art-in-the-labhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/antarctic-conservation/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=3008